Mountain Sky Junior High

Promotion Criteria and Ceremony Information 2019

(call 602-896-6100 w/questions)

This informational sheet is not an invitation, nor does it confirm eligibility.  Final eligibility notices will be sent home May 13th

Purpose: the Promotion Ceremony at Mountain Sky is a celebration of the students’ completion of the 8^th grade academic program in the W.E.S.D.

Schedule: please see below for specific times.  Also know that two teams are being recognized, so it is critical that we clear the gym and parking lots quickly and safely.

Criteria: a student is eligible to participate in the Promotion Ceremony if an average of 1.0 in each academic area is achieved (math, science, social studies, language arts) for four quarters.  If a student has NOT earned an average of 1.0 in these academic areas, he/she will not be eligible to participate in the Promotion Ceremony.  Please call 896-6100 for information about summer school.

Guests: please limit the number of vehicles and guests invited, as parking and seating are limited.   Up to four guests may attend per student (we encourage carpooling) and parking is available in our east and west parking lots and on the field east of the outdoor basketball courts.  Limousines are NOT allowed, and security will have these vehicles removed.  Due to limited seating in the gym, please do not stay for Promotion Ceremonies for anyone other than family. 

Dress: please have your student dress in what would be considered appropriate clothing for a nice event at school.  We discourage formal wear/prom wear, which should be saved for high school.  Please have your student wear comfortable shoes as walking is involved in the ceremony.

2019 Promotion Ceremony Schedule of Events

Monday, May 20th:  Mountain Sky Promotion Ceremonies

ü  Students must have all lost/damaged book fees  and PE debts paid prior to the Promotion Ceremony.

ü  Students arrive half an hour prior to their team promotion time.

ü  Team 8A @ 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (meet in your advisory by 9:00 a.m. and go to cafeteria immediately in alpha order) Students exit to the courtyard for certificates. Clear parking area ASAP.

ü  Team 8B @ 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (meet in your advisory by 12:00 p.m., go to the cafeteria immediately in alpha order) Students exit to the courtyard for certificates. Clear parking area ASAP.

In order to improve the safety and improve service at Mountain Sky, we are proud to announce the beginning of our office renovation project beginning during Spring Break.  Thanks to the voter approved Bond in 2016, we are able to address many of the concerns we have had for several years.  To learn more about how the reconstruction will improve our safety, please feel free to call me (602-896-6100).

For now we want families to know that due to the construction, the access to the office and some of its surrounding areas will be changing.  This may affect pick up and drop off routines, and it will affect traffic patterns on campus temporarily.  

The Office Entrance

The front office will no longer be accessible after March 14.  Temporarily the office will be moving into the library, which has been adjusted to accommodate the office functions for the rest of the 2018-19 school year.  Once the construction is completed in July 2019, the office will move back into the reconfigured office area. 

Until then the office will be accessed through the double doors that lead into the library, which is truly five feet from the current entrance, however the approach to that door will be altered significantly.    

The current front gate to the left of the flag pole will be the focus of construction and grading, so the office will have to accessed by using the gate to the right of the flag pole. 

Arrival and dismissal will not be changed except for the additional traffic caused by the other area mentioned below.  The front gates will be open as always at the beginning and end of the day, but during school students will no longer be able to walk around the front of the school.  Visitors will be able to enter the gate to the right of the flag pole and then turn left toward the office, and then turn right again into the library.    

Pull in lane on Greenway  

The most noticeable change will be the closure of the pull in lane on the north side of the school along Greenway Road.  After Spring Break that pull in lane will be the staging area for construction materials and vehicles during the Office remodel.  We expect this to affect the pick up and drop off patterns, so please plan to have a longer wait or circle the school.  

We are aware and apologize in advance that these changes will create some challenges, but in the end the changes will create a safer campus, and hopefully improve the visibility of the office as well as improve our service to our community.

Congratulations to Mr. Formichella and Ms. Dop for being the Chanel 12 news teachers of the week.  We are very proud.  

See the video link below.

https://www.12news.com/video/news/local/teachers-of-the-week-excellence-at-mountain-sky-junior-high/75-8294093

Welcome! You are on the road to being a Mountain Sky Eagle, and we are looking forward to making the transition for you and your family an easy one. 

We have many events coming up in the second semester.  Please check back in January.  If you have any questions, please call (602) 896-6105.